Issues of Privacy and Security in the Role of Software in Smart Cities

Throughout the evolution of cities, the very structure of what defines a city has been changing. There has been a huge amount of advancement from the ancient settlements to modern metropolitans and now the next step in the evolution of cities is here - smart cities. Smart cities have come up to counter act the ills of the industrial cities that produce a many bad side effects. Smart cities have been known to be environment friendly, better organized, have better mobility, and a more competent economy. In meeting these necessary objectives, the role of software can make the smart city more integrated and functional as a whole. But the use of smart software, as we call it, can pose problems pertaining to the security and integrity of the smart city's data and privacy. Therefore the need arises to understand and evaluate the concerns of security and privacy that come up with smart software before they can be used in full scale. This paper concentrates on these issues.